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Date: Mon, 17 Jul 2000 12:49:13 -0700
From: Randolph Fritz <randolph@cyber-dyne.com>
To: 9fans@cse.psu.edu
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On Mon, Jul 17, 2000 at 12:10:49PM -0700, Richard wrote:
> boyd roberts writes:
> 
> >used the unix rc for years;  well written, solid as a rock.
> 
> Randolph Fritz writes:
> 
> >I've switched, myself.  I rewrote one script in rc and decided it was
> >time.
> 
> do you 2 use it as your interactive shell, too, or just for scripts?

Yes, I do.  In fact I sometimes write little scripts interactively.  I
really appreciate the predictable quoting behavior.  On the other
hand, I do miss command completion and job control.  Still...I'm not
going back.

-- 
Randolph Fritz
Eugene, Oregon, USA